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D. D. WHITNEY.

LOOK FOR WAGON END GATES.

N0. 349,965. Patented Sept. 28, 1886.

WITNESSES.

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NITE STATES DANIEL D. WHITNEY, OF COBNWVALL, NElV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ARTHUR F. WHITIN, OF WHITINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, AND \VILLIAM H. VAIL, OF GORNVVALL ON THE HUDSON, NENV YORK.

LOOK FOR WAGON END-GATES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,965, dated September 28, 1886.

Application filed June 22, 1886. Serial No. 205,936. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: plify the parts by making therelation between Be it known that I, DANIEL D. \VHITNEY, the front end of the spring d and the catchacitizen of theUnited States, and a resident of piece E, and to limit the movement of the Cornwall, in the county of Orange and State front end of the latch F, so that the latch will 5 of New York, have invented certain new and always be properly guided into the open end useful Improvements in Looks for End-Boards of the case 0 and between the spring D and for W'agons, of which the following is a specithe catch part E. The several parts are atfication. tached to the sides of the wagon-body and to The drawing represents a longitudinal verthe end-board (a set on each side of the wag- 0 tical section taken through the center of the on) by screws, bolts, or in. any other suitable case which contains the spring and catch, and manner. I prefer to place the case 0 immethrough the center of the latch in the enddiately under the seat-rail (seen at 1,) since it board of the wagon. will then be protected and will remain firmly A is the side of the wagon. in place.

15 B is the end-board. It is hinged at its The operation is simple. By swinging uplower edge to the wagon-body in any desired wardly the end-board the front end of the manner. latch F enters between the spring D and the G is a case, preferably made of metal, in catch E, and being pressed inwardly the hook which is inclosed a spring, D, supported and of the latch engages with the catch-piece E,

20 held in place in any suitable manner, prefand the spring D retains it in place. To reerably by the three bearing-studs d d d, which lease the end-board, press on the rearwardlymay be cast with the box if of cast metal. extending thumb-piece F, and the spring will The unconfined end of the spring d turns upbe compressed, the hook disengaged from the wardly, and is presented toward the end of catch part, and the end-board can be lowered.

25 the case 0 which is nearest the end-board, I am aware that spring-catches have been r and which end is left partly or wholly open. used in connection with the end-boards of \Vithin the case 0 is the catch-piece E, the wagons; but, so far as my experience extends, 7 5 outward surface whereof is rounding or bevthey have always been objectionable for the eled so as to form a deflecting surface for the following reasons: First, when the end-board 30 front end of the hooked latch F, which is is not in position, they project rearwardly in likewise beveled or rounded. The bottom or such a manner that they readily catch on the under side of the case 0 may be removed or clothing of persons about the wagon second, left open, so that any dirt which may get into they are very apt to be hit by and to catch the case will drop out therefrom, and thus upon articles being put into the wagon, and

35 not clog the operation of the device. The thus soon become bent out of shape; and, latch F is pivotally attached to a piece of third, being always, so far as I know, on the metal, G, similar to an escutcheon, which upper edge of the side of the wagon, they may be attached either to the inside or the are unsightly, and dirt and other things are outside of the end-board. It is shown as at apt to get under the spring and hold it up.

0 tached to the inside in the drawing, and an- Thus its proper holding engagement with the other escutcheonlike piece, H, is shown on end-board is destroyed. the outside. The piece H is employed sim- Having described my invention,I claim 0 ply as a finish. If used, itshould be provided 1. The combination, in a wagon, of a case with a slot, through which the thumb-piece F the rear end of which is open, inclosing a 5 of the latch extends. The latch may be prospring and catch adapted to receive the front vided with a spring so constructed and arend of a hooked latch between them, and a ranged as to always throw the front or hook hooked latch attached to the end-board of the 5 end thereof down. I prefer, however, to simwagon and adjusted and arranged to enter the case, passing between the spring and catch over the catch, substantially as and for the therein, and to lock over the catch, substanpurposes set forth. tially as and for the purposes set forth. Signedat New York, in the county of New 2. The combination, in a wagon, of a case York and State of New York, this 19th day of 5 the rear end and bottom whereof are open, June, A. D. 1886.

inclosing a spring and a catch adapted to receive the front end of a hooked latch attached DANIEL WHITNEY to the end-board of the wagon, and adjusted Witnesses: and arranged to enter the case, passing be- JOHN H. IVES, IO tween the spring and catch therein,and to lock WALTER H. ORITTENDEN. 

